Essential Site Solutions are looking for a Health & Safety Officer to join a very busy and ever-growing client of ours based in the Doncaster area. The Health & Safety Office will be reporting to the Chief Engineer and will be working full time from the Doncaster site.

The role for the Health & Safety Officer:

* You will be the go-to person for all matters regarding health, safety, and environmental issues on the site. You will need to be a solutions provider, not just someone who can highlight

* Coordinate site wide activities to ensure Health & safety compliance

* Create/update risk assessments, safe systems of work and safe working agreements/ conditions for contractors.

* Active safety auditing, reports, and statistical analysis for site

* Oversee multiple H&S statutes and schemes relating to food manufacturing/ slaughter.

* Work with associated safety-related documentation for site (e.g., labelling, packaging, customer/ supplier questionnaires, web-site content).

* Drive accountability for H&S downwards.

* The liaison points for the HSE and the Environment Agency.

* Manage health and safety for site and develop committee meetings.

* Accident analysis, investigations, and proactive prevention measures.

* Liaise with external parties (insurers/auditors/consultants/other stakeholders)

* Manage the delivery of training as required (or arrange specific external courses)

* Lead on all matters regarding environmental compliance.

* Experience of BRC audits and compliance.

* Other transferable work experience.

Desirable:

* Experience in a fast moving highly mechanised production environment highly desirable.

* Experience of the meat processing sector is beneficial.

Qualifications needed for the Health & Safety Officer:

* NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health or keen to obtain this.

* Proven track record in health and safety management in a food / FMCG manufacturing environment.

* Right to work in the UK and Should be above 18 Years

Skills needed for the Health & Safety Officer:

* Strong numeracy, writing and content delivery.

* Excellent interpersonal skills/good communicator.

* Be visible across the site and engage well with all staff.

* Ability to act professionally and discreetly.

* Ability to multi-task and manage own workload.

* Flexible - able to work under pressure and handle multiple projects.

* Excellent attention to detail